MONCTON, N.B.—The man who led police on a nearly 30-hour manhunt after he allegedly shot and killed three RCMP officers was charged with three counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder late Friday afternoon.

Standing in the prisoner’s box, Justin Bourque, 24, looked tired as he stared blankly through the short court proceedings. Standing with his arms crossed at his waist, Bourque didn’t speak, only nodding when Judge Irwin Lampert asked him to confirm his name.

In blue prison-issued clothing, hair a scraggly mess, Bourque didn’t look at the packed courtroom gallery where dozens of off-duty police officers sat, only looking at the lawyers and Lampert during their discussions.

When the Crown said Bourque would not be given a psychiatric evaluation after he allegedly shot and killed three police officers and attempted to kill two others, Lampert inquired why it wouldn’t be requested. The Crown said he felt there was no reason to have an assessment completed. Duty counsel Michel DesNeiges didn’t object to the Crown’s decision.

Bourque, arrested shortly after midnight on Friday, is scheduled to be back in a Moncton courtroom on July 3. He is accused of murdering RCMP constables David Ross, 32, Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, 45, and Douglas James Larche, 40 on Wednesday evening.

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Justin Bourque is shown in this artist's sketch during his court appearance in Moncton. Bourque is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder after one of the worst mass shootings in the RCMP's history.

At a press conference early Friday morning, Marlene Snowman, superintendent in charge of the Moncton Codiac RCMP detachment, spoke of the dedication and professionalism of her officers.

“I can’t tell you how proud I am of them,” she said. “Now that we have the suspect in custody we have to focus on the future and, moving forward, to restore a sense of normalcy to our community.”

She said it will take time to heal but together the city and its residents will be able to put the tragedy behind them.

“None of us can ever be prepared for this type of situation,” she said.

Both Snowman and assistant commissioner Roger Brown said the investigation is in its infancy and wouldn’t divulge any details about motive, the types of weapons used in the shooting, or details on the lead-up to Bourque’s capture in the backyard of a north-end Moncton neighbourhood.